← Branch County

Coldwater Lake

📍 Branch County, Michigan

Southern Michigan's finest walleye lake. Clear water, good structure, and consistent fishing year-round.

1,561
Acres
80 ft
Max depth
43
Fish species
2
Boat launches
✓
Public access


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🐟 Fish Species in Coldwater Lake

Largemouth Bass Excellent
Micropterus salmoides
Walleye Excellent
Sander vitreus
Bluegill Good
Lepomis macrochirus
Muskellunge Good
Esox masquinongy
White Crappie Good
Pomoxis annularis
Yellow Perch Good
Perca flavescens
Northern Pike Fair
Esox lucius
Tiger Muskie Fair
Esox masquinongy x lucius
Gizzard Shad Good
Dorosoma cepedianum
Golden Shiner Good
Notemigonus crysoleucas
Redear Sunfish Good
Lepomis microlophus
Green Sunfish Good
Lepomis cyanellus
Rock Bass Good
Ambloplites rupestris
Yellow Bullhead Fair
Ameiurus natalis
Blackstripe Topminnow Good
Fundulus notatus
Bluntnose Minnow Good
Pimephales notatus
Brook Silverside Good
Labidesthes sicculus
Central Mudminnow Good
Umbra limi
Common Shiner Good
Luxilus cornutus
Deepwater Sculpin Good
Myoxocephalus thompsonii
Emerald Shiner Good
Notropis atherinoides
Fathead Minnow Good
Pimephales promelas
Ghost Shiner Good
Notropis buchanani
Golden Redhorse Good
Moxostoma erythrurum
Goldfish Good
Carassius auratus
Lake Chubsucker Good
Erimyzon sucetta
Mimic Shiner Good
Notropis volucellus
Pugnose Minnow Good
Opsopoeodus emiliae
Quillback Good
Carpiodes cyprinus
Redfin Shiner Good
Lythrurus umbratilis
Sand Shiner Good
Notropis stramineus
Shorthead Redhorse Good
Moxostoma macrolepidotum
Silver Chub Good
Macrhybopsis storeriana
Silver Redhorse Good
Moxostoma anisurum
Spoonhead Sculpin Good
Cottus ricei
Spotfin Shiner Good
Cyprinella spiloptera
Spottail Shiner Good
Notropis hudsonius
Spotted Sucker Good
Minytrema melanops
Starhead Topminnow Good
Fundulus dispar
Trout-Perch Good
Percopsis omiscomaycus
Western Banded Killifish Good
Fundulus diaphanus
Western Creek Chubsucker Good
Erimyzon oblongus
White Sucker Good
Catostomus commersonii
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📋 Coldwater Lake Stocking Records

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Jun 2, 2006 Walleye 10,270 1.6"
Jun 1, 2006 Walleye 56,381 1.6"
May 31, 2006 Walleye 24,890 1.6"
May 31, 2006 Walleye 37,124 1.6"
Jun 1, 2004 Walleye 1,031 1.2"
May 29, 2004 Walleye 3,438 1.2"
May 27, 2004 Walleye 5,500 1.2"
Jun 11, 2002 Walleye 10,241 1.5"
Jun 5, 2002 Walleye 178,935 0.9"
Jun 1, 2000 Walleye 185,647 1.8"
Jun 8, 1999 Walleye 10,934 1.9"
May 29, 1998 Walleye 38,864 1.7"

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📅 Stocking Forecast

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📅 Best Time to Fish Coldwater Lake

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⚓ Boat Launches

Coldwater Lake State Park Launch
📍 N Lake School Rd, Coldwater, MI 49036
Paved ramp Fee: State park pass or day fee 55 parking spots
Restrooms, beach, camping, fish cleaning station
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Coldwater Lake Township Launch
📍 Lake School Rd S, Coldwater, MI 49036
Paved ramp Free 20 parking spots
Dock
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📏 Fishing Regulations

Regulations locked Size limits, daily bag limits, and seasonal rules for every species in this lake.
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🌤 Current Coldwater Lake Weather Conditions

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🔗 Resources

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